Yes, Mason. Philadelphia was kicking the Blue Jackets’ tires for Mason even before it traded Jeff Carter to Columbus two summers ago. Bernier and Bishop are young players who would come with a significant price tag.

Khabibulin, who has been very good this season, and Kiprusoff, who has been horrible, would be short-term fixes for a playoff club looking for a veteran backup.

Not-so-happy Feaster

It has been a brutal six weeks for the Calgary Flames and general manager Jay Feaster.

Last month, Feaster signed Colorado’s Ryan O’Reilly to an offer sheet without realizing he would need to clear waivers (because he played in Europe after the lockout ended) if the Avalanche didn’t match the offer and O’Reilly became a Flame.

If that had happened, the Flames would have lost a first-round pick, a third-round pick and most certainly O’Reilly, who was highly unlikely to have cleared waivers.

Now comes the Iginla trade, in which the Flames acquired from Pittsburgh two college players who are not considered top-10 prospects even within the Penguins system, and a first-round pick that easily could be No. 30.

Calgary will be active at the trade deadline, potentially selling off defenseman Jay Bouwmeester, Kiprusoff and others.

Slap shots I

San Jose is ready to move winger Ryane Clowe, but it wants a prospect and a top pick in return. As stated before in this space, nobody overvalues his players quite like Sharks GM Doug Wilson. Clowe, a big, plodding forward, has zero goals in 27 games this season. … Tough times in Nashville prompt an even tougher question: Who should be the first to go, GM David Poile or coach Barry Trotz? It’s usually the coach who becomes the scapegoat. … Flyers winger Jake Voracek, a former Blue Jacket, summed up Philadelphia’s difficult season with a new word: “Tragical.”

Slap shots II

Iginla’s early move took some zip out of deadline day, but top rental players are available: Washington’s Mike Ribeiro, Dallas’ Jaromir Jagr and Colorado’s Milan Hejduk. … This guy doesn’t belong in that group anymore, but Philadelphia’s Ruslan Fedotenko always delivers in the playoffs. At 34 and an unrestricted free agent this summer, he could help a team. … The Flyers say they won’t move any of their “kids,” but they might consider moving center Sean Couturier, who, despite a very good rookie season, is not seen as a future top-six forward. … How goofed up are the Sharks right now? Defenseman Brent Burns is playing forward, and former 30-goal-scorer Joe Pavelski is centering the third line. Hey, it’s working for now.

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